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Born in Exile

CHAPTER I
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I think the lecture-rooms are closed by now.' 'Oo's the gent as stands there ?--the figger, I mean.' 'Sir Job Whitelaw, founder of the College.' 'Job, eh?
And was you a-goin' 'ome to yer tea, Godwin ?' 'Yes.' 'Well, then, look 'ere, 'spose we go to the little shop opposyte--nice little plyce it looks.

I could do a cup o' tea myself, and we can 'ev a quite confab.

It's a long time since we'ed a talk together.

I come over from Twybridge this mornin'; slep' there last night, and saw yer mother an' Oliver.

They couldn't give me a bed, but that didn't mike no matter; I put up at the Norfolk Harms--five-an-six for bed an' breakfast.


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